Evolution game, nothing more than that!

"The time has come. She doesn't seem like the type to be unpunctual. I guess she's used that ability to erase her presence again, making herself invisible to others."

Yi Shen said this.

"As expected, you still understand me!"

Suddenly, a voice came from behind them. When they turned around, it was Mai Sakurajima.

She was not wearing a cloak like in the mission, nor was she wearing a bunny girl costume like in the animation. Instead, she was wearing a light pink miniskirt. However, she did wear the very recognizable bunny hairpin in her hair, which made her look somewhat similar to the animated character in Yi Shen's impression.

"Okay, now that we've finally met in the real world, you should probably tell me your real name. 'Smith' or something like that doesn't look right with your face!"

She looked at the man and said this.

"Indeed, let's get to know each other again. I'm Yi Shen, and this is Yamasaki An, the teammate I told you about in the future."

Yi Shen said this and also introduced the girl next to him.

"Hello, Miss Sakurajima Mai, I'm Yamasaki An, nice to meet you."

The girl greeted him politely, showing no sign of jealousy at all.

"Hello, I'm Sakurajima Mai, you can just call me Mai, let's get along well in the future!"

Sakurajima Mai said this and stretched out her right hand.

Yamasaki An hesitated for a moment, but finally shook it.

"Then, you can just call me Xing."

After getting to know each other, the next step is naturally to sign a contract.

However, the big Buddha statue was too crowded and not very suitable, so the three of them found an empty corner nearby.

Yi Shen took out the contract card, pinched one corner himself, and asked the two girls to pinch the other two corners. At this time, the three game panels popped up at the same time, showing a line of text:

[Do you want to sign a companion contract with player 190171/190183/190356 to share the task progress?

--whether】

Without hesitation, all three of them clicked [Yes].

However, the card did not shatter like the bloodline card and skill card. Instead, it turned into three card shadows and merged into the game panels of the three people.

Yi Shen felt that as long as he and the other two agreed, he could summon this card again at any time and continue to sign a companion contract with the fourth person.

Yes, the maximum number of people in a team with this card is four, which corresponds exactly to the four corners of the card. If they meet a suitable player in the future, they can invite another person to join their team.

However, that is something to consider later.

Now, let’s celebrate the successful formation of the team!

Chapter 71: Sharing the Past

"So, your novice trial mission is in the world of Assassin's Creed?"

"Yes, to be honest, it wasn't a pleasant experience. I and a large group of gamers were forced to work on a lab table by those Templar researchers to recall our ancestors' memories. Only those who succeeded were allowed to survive, and those who failed were killed."

Mai Sakurajima spoke calmly, answering Yi Shen's question.

This was in a secluded cafe. Three people who had formed a team came here and rented a small private room. While enjoying delicious snacks, they whispered to each other about their previous mission experiences.

"Tracing back to the memories of our ancestors... can a player like me, an outsider, trace back to the ancient assassins of that world?"

Yi Shen was very surprised.

"Of course, this is the work of the evolutionary game. All of us were implanted with temporary 'Forerunner' bloodline from the beginning, thus possessing the qualifications for genetic regression. However, retracing ancestral memories is not only related to physical genes, but also to a person's spiritual potential. I am relatively lucky to have managed to survive."

Although Sakurajima Mai's words were calm, if you think about it, you can know that there must have been many hardships here, but they were all overcome one by one by this seemingly weak girl in front of you.

"Assassin's Creed... the Assassin's Creed I know, right? But the assassins in that game don't seem to have Miss Sakurajima... They don't have the ability to completely disappear like you, Mai?"

Yamasaki An interrupted at this time.

Although she had not paid much attention to ACG circles in the past, after becoming a gamer, in order to prevent herself from not recognizing any special abilities in the future, she also diligently collected relevant information on various anime and games.

Although she didn't know much due to the short time, she still had some knowledge of famous IPs like "Assassin's Creed", at least she knew the general settings.

"Oh, that's what you're talking about. This isn't an assassin's skill, but an ability I already possess. Well... to be precise, it's not really an ability, it's more like a symptom. I just managed to control it later and use it as a skill."

Mai Sakurajima explained the source of her abilities.

Well, it was just like the anime plot that Yi Shen knew. Since she started her acting career at a young age, she had always been under pressure to be noticed, so she prayed in her heart not to be noticed. Over time, she was actually ignored by everyone, to the point where even her mother had forgotten her.

Just when she thought she would die alone in this state without being observed by anyone, the evolution game found her.

Miraculously, after entering the evolution game, she found that her "non-existence symptom" could be controlled.

She can consciously choose to let others see her, or she can actively reduce her presence and make herself invisible so that no one can notice her.

This ability gave her a great advantage in the rookie trials, and even allowed her to move freely throughout the research facility at one point, gathering a lot of intelligence and providing great help in the final collective jailbreak.

"I found this ankh amulet while wandering around the research institute. It's said to have been excavated from ancient Greece, but the researchers couldn't activate it. It wasn't until I came into contact with it that I discovered it possessed powerful healing powers, so I stole it."

Mai Sakurajima took out the "♀"-shaped amulet and shook it, speaking with some pride.

"It turns out he had this ability before entering the Evolution Game... This is very similar to Yi Jun!"

Yamasaki An, who was sitting opposite, said with some envy.

"Oh? Did you have this ability from the beginning too?"

Upon hearing this, Mai Sakurajima looked at Yi Shen with some curiosity.

Although they had spent many days together in the mission world before, the two sides did not communicate much about each other's situation. This was the first time she heard of this.

"Yes, it's one of my innate abilities. I awakened it after a car accident. It allows me to freely sense and control every cell in my body. Whether it's high-speed regeneration or physical transformation, I can do it with this ability."

Yi Shen briefly described his abilities, but concealed the fact that he had taken over another body from the cellular world and ascended to a higher dimension. He only said that he gained his abilities after a car accident.

"Later, I discovered that cells also have subtle wills. Combining the wills of all cells can form a force field that can gather or disperse power at will. It is very effective whether used in attack or defense.

As for the ability to control lightning... that's actually activated through an external magical organ called the 'Eye of God', which is theoretically closer to casting a spell with a prop."

Because there seems to be no game called "0 God" in this world, Yi Shen could only explain it to her this way.

"in vitro……"

Mai Sakurajima looked Yi Shen up and down, but didn't find any "Eye of God" anywhere.

Could it be hidden inside the clothes?

"Don't look for it, you won't find it."

Yamasaki An, who was standing by, showed a complicated expression and said:

"Yi Jun relied on his immortality and placed the 'Eye of God' directly into his own body."

To be honest, even though she had already fallen in love with Yi Shenfang, the scene she saw at the time still made her feel a little bit unacceptable. Whenever she thought about it, her scalp would tingle.

“…Wow! This is really… quite bizarre!”

Sakurajima Mai just imagined the scene of Yi Shen ripping her open and stuffing something into her body, and she couldn't help but shudder.

If you don’t know, you might think this is some villain!

"Well, there was nothing I could do at the time. The Eye of God I opened from the card didn't have a fixed frame, and I was afraid of losing it if I put it in my pocket, so I just hid it inside my body."

Yi Shen shrugged, indicating that it was just a helpless act on his part.

"By the way, speaking of cards, after completing this mission, I received a skill card called [Life Drain], which allows me to kill enemies and restore my own health and energy. Xing also received a character card for a super agent. What about you? What did you get?"

Yi Shen asked Sakurajima Mai.

"Me? This is what I got."

Mai Sakurajima took out a small knife with a sheath from the small bag she was carrying. When she pulled it out, she found that it was actually a bone knife. Judging from its shape, it was very similar to the sacrificial knife used by the captain in the previous mission world.

"Could it be that……"

"Yes, it's just as you think. This blade is called the [Cursed Blade]. Just like the curse of the evil god, when it strikes a target, it ignores their defenses. The wounds it inflicts will not heal, and the bleeding will continue unless the curse is purified by a power of equal or higher level."

Mai Sakurajima explained the instructions she saw on the game panel.

To be honest, if you ignore its appearance and her previous near-death experience, this knife is really suitable for her as an assassin.

Although she had the ability to make her presence felt and the assassin skills she had cultivated from her ancestors' memories, her lethality was still a weakness.

Once the enemy's defense is a little stronger, she will not be able to do much to deal with him - just like the doctor in the last mission, she had already succeeded, but because the opponent's "invisible servant" activated the automatic defense, he finally escaped from her hands.

It’s different now. With this [Cursed Blade], no matter how strong the enemy’s defense is, as long as he is scratched by it, he will bleed to death!

Chapter 72: Proposal for Realistic Practice

"That's great! You all have real superpowers, but I'm the only one who, besides my marksmanship and fighting skills, only has a very conspicuous enhanced suit..."

Yamasaki An took a sip of her iced coffee and muttered.

"What does the enhanced suit look like?"

Sakurajima Mai looked at her curiously.

Speaking of which, although the three of them became teammates, she knew Yi Shen the best, and she really didn't know much about Yamasaki An.

"Yeah, it's just a tight black leather jacket. Wearing it outside looks like cosplay, so embarrassing!"

Yamasaki An's face turned red and she spoke a little shyly.

"Hey~ tights! Xing-chan, you have such a great figure, it must look great in them!"

Sakurajima Mai said jokingly.

Upon hearing this, Yamasaki An's face turned even redder.

"Really, what are you talking about, Miss Sakurajima?"

"Hey, I was telling the truth! And you called me 'Miss Sakurajima' again. I told you to just call me by my name!"

"..."

After some laughter and joking, the relationship between the two girls became much closer.

The three of them continued to talk for a long time, talking about the various events they encountered in the mission world, and later talked about how Yi Shen used illusions to train Yamasaki An, allowing her to become a real warrior.

"Illusion, is that the ability you used to avoid that old man and talk to me alone during the mission?"

Mayu Sakurajima recalled her previous experience.

"Yes, but at that time I only wanted to create a private conversation illusion, so I didn't make any changes to the surrounding environment. But in fact, if you really fully expand the illusion, you can even create a lifelike city. You can try it out when you have time. It's very useful for training combat experience."

Yi Shen said.

"Is that so? It sounds a bit like me retrieving the memories of my ancestors through my genes. I'm actually quite interested."

Sakurajima Mai showed an interested expression.

Most of her current combat experience was gained from those ancient assassins through memory recall during novice missions.

Although these battle memories are superb, to be honest they also have considerable limitations.

At least the memories she recalled were mostly battles against humans, but the enemies in the Evolution Game were far more than just ordinary humans. The cultists and wendigos during the previous mission were a prime example; pure assassin experience was completely useless. In the end, it was the powerful holy symbol left by the chef and the cowboy's desperate attack that allowed them to turn the tables.

If Yi Shen's illusion is really that realistic, then he can put monsters and bosses from various movies and animations into it, truly experience how to fight with them, and quickly accumulate experience.

"Unfortunately, the illusion created by the Five Visions Omnipotence can only be effective on one person, so this kind of illusion training can only train individual combat capabilities, and cannot cultivate teamwork skills."

Yi Shen finally shook his head with some regret, and pointed out the shortcomings of this ability.

"Our individual combat abilities are already quite good. Other players may not have the same capabilities as us. As for teamwork... that's definitely a problem. We can't possibly cause any major disturbances in the real world."

Sakurajima Mai also sighed, thinking that this matter would probably have to wait until she could gradually work it out in the mission world in the future.

"Ah, this..."

Yamasaki An suddenly opened her mouth to say something, but glanced at Yi Shen in the middle and asked in a low voice:

"Should I tell Mai-chan about what happened in Kyoto?"

"Kyoto? What's going on in Kyoto?"

Sakurajima Mai heard Yamasaki An's question and didn't understand what it meant at first, but then she remembered something and her eyes widened:

"Wait! Don't tell me about the Eternal Life Cult incident that happened in Kyoto some time ago..."

"Sh-! Keep your voice down!"